Le Housseau-Brétignolles
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 6 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Housseau-Brétignolles (INSEE 53118) is in Mayenne (53), part of CC Mayenne Communauté. Population 231 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 8.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 6 % of the 16,792 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.44 |
| Housing mix | 0.16 | 5 | 0.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (PARC MAYENNE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | PARC MAYENNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 250 (2012) → 231 (2023): -7.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 202 (1990) → 231 (2023): 14.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 215, of which 41.9 % second homes and 9.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Juvigny Val d'Andaine): 3.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lassay-les-Châteaux): 3.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Lassay-les-Châteaux): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lassay-les-Châteaux): 3.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Lassay-les-Châteaux): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE HORPS weather station, 9 km away at 268 m; the village itself is at 198 m. [10]
The village sits 70 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE HORPS, 9 km away at 268 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 70 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 878 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LASSAY-LES-CHAT, 3.8 km away at 222 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53118/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53118/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53118/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53118/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61211
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53127
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelouse | 48 | 537 km SE | 231 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maurice-Crillat | 39 | 521 km E | 247 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 7 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verdun | 09 | 654 km S | 209 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 93 % |
| Termes | 48 | 494 km SE | 214 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 0 % |
| Branville | 14 | 98 km NE | 238 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vignale | 2B | 1,014 km SE | 222 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 66 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branville | 14 | 98 km NE | 238 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Termes | 48 | 494 km SE | 214 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Maurice-Crillat | 39 | 521 km E | 247 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 7 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pelouse | 48 | 537 km SE | 231 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verdun | 09 | 654 km S | 209 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 93 % |
| Vignale | 2B | 1,014 km SE | 222 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 66 % · humidity 43 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Le Housseau-Brétignolles's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branville | 14 | 98 km NE | 238 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Revest-les-Roches | 06 | 780 km SE | 239 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aix-en-Ergny | 62 | 297 km NE | 194 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lanloup | 22 | 182 km W | 252 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crasville | 50 | 135 km NW | 223 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tourette-du-Château | 06 | 779 km SE | 147 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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